Keeping Kids with Diabetes Safe In School and Community Settings Conference

Overview

This course is designed to provide a solid foundation in current diabetes management. Topics to be reviewed will include: treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetes; self-care management principles; understanding and using diabetes technology (insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring systems) to improve outcomes; the emotional impact of diabetes diagnosis on families and developmental milestones; and how to engage with children and families living with diabetes.

Objectives

1. Describe current practice guidelines for treating type 1 and type 2 diabetes and optimizing health outcomes for children.
2. Demonstrate a basic understanding of how technology (insulin pumps, closed loop systems and continuous glucose monitoring systems) can be used to improve diabetes outcomes.
3. Demonstrate familiarity with how to use diabetes technology to manage children with diabetes.
4. Describe how nutrition impacts diabetes management.
5. Describe the emotional impact of diabetes diagnosis on families and how to support parents and children living with diabetes.

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